Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 March 1923

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 o, 64. VOL LXXXI. MONDAY, 19th MARCH, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS
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      680 1 f“ NIKKO” MODERN ART I PHOTOGRAPHIC I STUDIO I No. 7, Northam Road, Penang. I Telephone No 579 J| a)|Wi i l r -J 5 r f. ~Trmtrrirwim JODELITE f mascots. I eb Many of the Mascots which decorat e j M fl X r ]l cars one sees on
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    BANKRUPTCY COMPOSITION.
    1217 2 -“S. T.” IMPORTANT RULING UPON POINT OF CONSTRUCTION. In the abscirfoe of Mr. Justice Bair e ttLeni.ard. hi- judgment in an important case, which has attractetd considerable attention among the Chinese community, was i.:l in the Supreme Court, Singapoic- by Mr. Cocker, Deputy RegistrarThe parties t<> the case
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    139 2 Tok io. March 13- —As regard'- th»* notification to Japan to repeal the Twentyone Deman-dx. Japan is <*x|>ected to reply to-morr<>w. It is announced that the Suzuki Shoten. one of the biggest firms jn Japan. i> to be recogni>,*d a joint stock company, umler th»* inm,* of
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      890 2 I For Sale Chevrolet Car, 4-5 seater, in SHORT CLASSIFIED good running order. -<SOO. Apply Box I 64, c/o Pinang Gazette. ADVERTISEMENTS. 1501.-23.3 Wanted. For Sale, To Let, Ac., B< p or Sale Second-hand Maxwell in can be inserted in the “Pinang good running order. Will accept reasonGazette” at able
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      219 2 Does the Distance from which you do your buy* ing make any difference to you, providing you get good English Merchandise at MUCH LOWER PRICES 9OO 'lf 2i/French Model —Velour Suede. No. 16P96 A Lady's Shoe of distinction in real Velour Suede —short-fronted French Model, medium toe, smart Cuban heel.
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      1189 2 TENDERS INVITED D BAN k s. THE PENANG HARBOUR THE I BOARD. NDIA Of I (,,,r0r wra 2l2L E l I SUPPLY OF FIREWOOD. t 3 (1 I Paid-up I.Bob f I Reserve Fund and CndiviiL.i o 'Win I Sealed Tenders will be received at the Board I Office of
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      THE TURKISH NOTE AND COUNTER PROPOSALS.
      482 3 T HE TURKISH NOTE AND COUNTER PROPOSALS. I j,. Oxford), March 12.—(' 0 x die I'urkidi Note and cdunter,s;(]s t<> the draft Treaty. which miens of considerable length, H being conveyed to all the Allied p 1 oin Constantinople. An offiHijiiiiiiarv of the Note alone lias ..jiiw hiie been received
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      ECONOMY IN ASSAM.
      124 3 Lniiiioii, March 9. —Discu-su g the pt<‘veiiti\e measures against Kai l Azar 1 Assam tilt* “British M>. d'od .«our"■d says that in view of the tc't ilde 1,1 fialilj resulting from H the i l,l it hardly seems crediLl? i hat lie A'sam Government is coni» atpL’t
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      COMMEMORATION OF NORTH PERSIAN FORCES.
      91 3 Loudon. March 9.—lt is announced I die memorial trust fund which li,s *"•011 instituted to commemorate I|h S »‘rvices of the North Persian Forl.v ILA.M.C. and I.M.S. officers "'io s rvei w j t t lose fo rces will tyk" 1 1(1 bn in o|
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      DUKE OF YORK’S WEDDING GIFT.
      94 3 Y i( l l| d"ii. March 12.—The Duke of die King’s second son, who is <o I "’l" 1 :< ‘d on April 2G to Lady Eliw'.ir' v s Lyon, has divided the j'' Rift of £2,500 received by him Io t’l Ul,ls b‘soo and
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      THE BONAR LAW MINISTRY
      162 3 London. March 7,—lf the exeit "‘ent produced in the lobbies of th< House of Comnu ns by the Edge Hill icsull has somewhat abated membei» of all parties are still discu». mg the events of the past lew da. > and endeavouring to deduce the eorrec
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      MR. ASQUITH AND LIBERAL RE-UNION.
      105 3 London. March 7.—Examining th-? obstacles m the way cf an early Liberal re-union, urge<l by Mi. Llov 1 tieorge. Mr. Asquith at Cambridge asked if the ex-Premier still entertained his post-election idea of forming a centre party. If »o, there was m> room tor Asipiithian
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      THE KING AND HIS MINISTERS.
      70 3 Loudon, March 7.—ln the course of the debate in the House of Lords. Lord Haldane exploded the my th that the Sovereign wa.» a mere automat» n. and declared that on the contrary His Majesty in no wise automatically approved of all what Ministers told
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      HONOURS LEGISLATION.
      49 3 London, March B.—ln the House of Lord». Lord Curzon annoumed tin Government's intention to introduce legislation giving effec t to th? Honouis Commissions Report, which will tend to ensure a greater degree of circumspection by patronage secretaries and party manager» and finally eliminate the purely money aspect.
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      PROPOSAL FROM IRISH CLERCY
      92 3 London. March B.—A Dublin message state» that the ArchbLhop of Cashel and a number cf priests and laymen of County Cork have suggested that the rebels lav down their arm.» pending an immediate election, aftei which the arms will be handed over to the elected Government.
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      IMPORTANT CAPTURES BY FREE STATE ARMY.
      70 3 Leafield March B.—An Irish Free State Army official bulletin announces important captures of rebels, including a whole column with arms and equipment in County Mayo and several leaders in County Tipperary. Among the latter was' Maloney, who has been Deputy Chief of Staff of
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      COLOMBO STRIKE.
      112 3 London, March B.—A cable fiom Colombo say»: Expert coolies in harbour did not resume work this morning. The result is that the |>ort is now as a standstill. There is a gr<»w in<>- feeling, however, that the strike has nearly reached the climax, and an improvement is shortly
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      A DOUBTFUL DISTINCTION.
      41 3 London, March 6.—A wire from Constantinople says: The unique and dubious distinction of a British soldier deserting to the Turks seems to havbe >ll achieved by Private McCartney, whom General Harington has requested the Turks to send back.
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      DEAN INGE AND WOMEN’S DECREES.
      95 3 London, March 7.—The Lord Mayui pre»ided al a meeting at the Mansion House to consider means oi rai»ing L'185,(M)(; to endow four women’s colleges at Oxford. Dean Inge, in the com»»'of an address, suggested that university degree f;.r women constituted an effectual bar Io matrimony.
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      GROTESQUE CAMBRIDGE RAG.
      81 3 London, March 7. In an elaborate rag Cambridge undergradua't enacted a play on the events at Luxoi with th? opening of “Toot-an-Comin'»“ tomb in the market s<|tiare. There were na live police, infantry, and high dignitaries. and finally Cleopatra, Mr. Howard Carter, and Lord Carnarvon arrived. A
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      QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S ANNIVERSARY.
      66 3 London, March 7. The sixtieth an niversary of the landing of Queen Alex andra in England was celebrated today. Affectionate and copiously illustrated tribute» a]»peared in the new»paper», and a message from Her Majesty wa» broadcasted to the publ\ to-night. Queen Alexandra is »pending the day quietly
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      TELEPHONE OPERATOR AND DIVULGED SECRETS.
      58 3 London. March 7.—Trap me»»ag •>» lietween stations reporting fictitious tragedies led to the arrest of a trunk telephone operator of the General Post (tffice. who was charged with divulging the conversations of two newspapers neither of which after its own impiirie» used the information. The
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      DIVORCE AND MURDER CASES.
      64 3 London, March 10. —The Council of the Institute of Journalists has passed a resolution recording its strong disapproval of the increasing tendency on the part of newspapers to publish ami give undue prominence to intimate'detail» in divorce petitions, murder, ano other criminal cases. The (’ouncil has
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      COLONEL’S SUICIDE.
      59 3 London, March 12.—A verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind was passed at an i’Hpiest at Rowland Castle. Hampshire, on Colonel Edward George Curtis, formerly Secretary of the Army Football Association. His body wa> found mutilated on the railway line and evidence shewed that he suffered from the
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      A SOVIET AIR SERVICE.
      54 3 London, March 8. —‘'The Times’’ states that the Soviet is making gieat efforts to develop an air service, for which collections are being made throughout the country for oiganisiny regular flights to Moscow. South Russia, and the Caucasus with a view to extending the service to
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      MEMORIAL WINDOW IN WESTMINISTER ABBEY.
      37 3 The Prince of Wales unveiled a memorial window in Westminster Abbev to the memory of officers and men of the Queen’s Westminster and Civ l Service Rifles, who fell during the war.
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      GERMANY BEGS.
      107 3 WITH £200,000.000 HIDDEN AWAY! New York, Februaiy 15 —Hen Wiedfeldt, German! Ambassador, has addressed to the American Gov e rnmeffl a i-equest for the mobilisation of charities in this country to feed 1,500,000 people in the Ruhr area whom he represents as facing starvation. The American Government views
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      THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
      264 3 London. February 22.—The latest ieports show that all is going well with the construction work of the British Empire Exhibition al Wembley, ever? section of the undertaking being up t( scheduled time. The progress already made on the Empire Stadium probablv establishes a record of rapid construction
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      WHAT HAPPENED AT ANTWERP.
      114 3 Mr. Churchill setsan old doubt at rest in his narrative of what liappemd at Antwerp. He admit» that he did »end a telegram proposing that Le should be put in charge of the British defence force and be given adetpiai rank in the army to enable
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      THE RUHR OCCUPATION.
      213 3 Loudon, March 11.—The hardship' of the population of Ruhr ara described by Reuter’s spec ial correspondent ther who says that since the occupation th-' daily food bill of the workman has risen over two hundred per cent. Wages and allowances have been increased from 150,000 to 350.000
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    Coming Events.
    140 3 Mar.l9 and 20—Warwick Comedy Co.. Town Hall. 20— Football. B. Company vC. Company, P.V., on C.R.C. Ground. 21— Football, Merchants v The Rest, Esplanade, 5.15 p.nf. 22 Football, P.V. A Coy v H.Q. Coy, Esplanade, 5.15 p.m. 23 Annual General Meeting. P.W. and Kedah Church Mission, S. Mark’s
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      339 3 Enables a mother to nurse lier baby in the way Natural feeding is the duty of every mother and the birthright of every child. Naturally-fed children are more robust and healthy, and more immune from infantile ailments. Vaken several months before the birth, and continued I C throughout'rhe nursing period,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    642 4 Mr. Chapman arrived by the Kam par yesterday. Mrs. A. J. Daly has returned from Home. Mr. C. D. Ahearne has been appointee! a Police Magistrate for Singapore. Mr. H. D. Kiddle was a passenger from Ipoh to Penang by the up-mail on Saturday. Mr. Hugh S.
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    268 4 THE SKYE MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. March 19. The following are the results of racing in the Selangor Turf Club Skye Meeting. The weather was fine and there was a moderate attendance. Race 1. SNAIL Blunn 1 KINGWOOD Strode 2 DOREEN Seaton 3 Time
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    65 4 The monthly handicaps of th e «P. S- Cwere swim yesterday, with the following results: “A” Class—22o Yds (H’cap.) 1. S- A. Gray 2 D- Mathie-son; 3. F. D. Thompson). Mon by a touch three yards. Net time 3 min. 58 sees“B” Class—7s Yds (H’cap.) 1. E.
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    The Band Programme.
    53 4 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m.. to-day:— 1 March The Liberty Bell Sousa 2 Intermezzo Golden Twilight Robinson 3 Waltz Bleue Margis 4 Selection The Girl from Kay’s Cary 11 5 Two-Step Fidgety Kaps God
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    2923 4 THE ANNUAL REPORT. The thirty-seventh annual report of the Penang Chamber of Commerce for the year, 1922, signed on l>ehalf of the Committee by Mr. A. W. Blackstone, contains the following The number of Members on the roll at 31st December was 43, a decrease of two,
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      256 4 SICK HEADACHES ANY KIND OF HEADACHES? “No One Need Have Them Now.” There is only one certain, natura^« n<l P cf manent cure, -‘Headache powders,” OP-“* and narcotie drugs are onh palliut They never cure. By Nurse Alice Landlcs. He»a«el,e« are caused by /S' H.siiml eland-. fl»“ >' cite the
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    MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
    1069 5 A WIFE’S OPINION. The following articles wiiften by A wife” appeared in The Church Times” recently Buckmaster plei.ls with j>ower and pathos many deeply distressing cases, but surely the first duty of a statesman is to have regard to ih e welfare of the ((immunity as a
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    TRADE OF SIAM
    739 5 IMPROVEMENT IN RICE EXPORTS. Mr. T. H. Lyle. C.M G., H M Oon-ul-Geneial. Bangkok, states in “The lk>ard of Trade Journal,' that the ratios of export- and imports have piactically returned to noimal proportiein-- and a fall in im|>orts to £13,958,518, coinciding with a rise in exports
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      545 5 i r—7 H 1 'I j HAND-MADE CIGARETTES I versus il j MACHINE-MADE. I I cigarette machine has no soul. It is fed 7/ Tobacco,--and it makes cigarettes. I.V I What is the composition of these cigarettes 1 /r Tobacco, yes! and what else Stalk, Dust, j /Sand, etc., ail
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    BIRTHS.
    36 6 Vaughan.—At Penang, on 17th inst. the wife of Mr. L. Vaughan, of Kroh. Upper Perak, a son. Plenckers. —Ou March 16. 1923. at 510. Gaylang Road. Singapore- to Mr. and Mr*. J Plencke'*. a daughter.
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    SPRAYED RUBBER.
    873 6 We are somewhat surprised that more public notice has not been taken in this country, at meeting* of Planters’ Association and in the correspondence columns oft the Press, ot the subject of rubber snow or sprayed rubber to which we called attention in our issues of the 9th
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    THE MAILS.
    257 6 The homeward mail, by the Elleuga. closes at 10 a.m. on Friday, the 23rd instant. Owing to the Warwick Comedy Co. s I erfonuance* at the Town Hall, tonight and Tuesday the E. O. management have postported the usual Tue--dav’* dai’ce to Wednesday n:ight. Kaai’s Royal Hawaiian Trobadours
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1070 6 Reuter telegraphed on Saturday the news of the death of the A Hunting fourth Marquis of Fatality. Cholmondeley, who was seriously injured in the Cheshire hunting field on the 20th February. Hounds started a fox at Cholmondeley Mosses, and in the woodlands Lord Cholmondeley’s horse struck a
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    217 6 CIIEAH-CHAN. A pretty wedding was celebrated at the residence of Dr. Chan. Perak Road Penang on Saturday afternoon, when Miss han Sok Iliang, only <laughterof Dr. Chan, was united in marriarv toM r Cheali Inn Kiong. son of CheahChin Wan. The ceremony was performed in the house by
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    THE CRUISE OF THE "AMARYLLIS."
    144 6 HONOUR FOR LIEUT. G 11.I 1 MUHL.U URThose who had the pleasure acquaintance <»f Lieut. G.H.P. uh. during his stay in Penang, will be I'lea-e to learn that the Royal Cruising < In" decided to present its challenge cup 1 year to him for his
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    EUROPE HOTEL STAFF STRIKE.
    92 6 (From (fur (>wn < ’oi ie-po' Singiipoi''. March I As the result of the conviitiou .i the Lui"! two dining room boy* Ho- riutendent. the reimom 11 room staff struck ami 11 v dismissed by the a.J temporary *taft. co’iii"’-' 1 famines, member* ot u ,..1.
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      20 6 E. O. Dancing after Dinner. On Wednesday, 21st Mar., instead of Tuesday. Guest Night and Dancing, On Friday, 23rd March.
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      336 6 *£QBBO3BOHP C2ROKB MBHBSSBSBWMBP* «■mHBHBWSMM* I TOWN HALL, I TO-NIGHT! TO NIGHT!! EDGAR WARWICK announces the WARWICK COMEDY Co. At 9-30 To-Night.—The tremendous laughing success TEDDY WANTS A WIFE, As now being played at the Apollo Theatre to packed houses. To-morrow Night—The screamingly funny farcical-comedy NIOBE ALL SMILES. I Plain at
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      20 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Bow Water. To-day. 1.26 p.m. 7.59 p.m. To-morrow. 1.32 a.m. 7.56 a.m. 1.48 p.m. 8.21 p.m.
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    IN THE RUHR.
    751 7 French Counter Measure. A chapter of outrages. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris, March 16. scries <»i outrages is reported from us sel(lorf. One French soldier was killed and l| in .e soldieisand three railwaymen injured in a collision between a troop tra in and an empty goods train at
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    COST OF U.S. ARMY ON RHINE.
    68 7 REPLY TO ALLIED SUGGESTIONS. Washington, Match 18. The State Department forwarded to I aris the American Government’s re pl> to the Allied suggestions legarding the repayment of 8250,000.0(10. the cost of maintaining the American troops on Rhine. It understood America declines to deduct the
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    FRENCH ARMY SERVICE.
    23 7 Paris, March 17. The Senate adopted by 269 to 4 a bill providing for eighteen months’ service with the Colours.
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    A GERMAN LOAN.
    40 7 New York, March 18. A local banking house is receiving subscriptions to a fifty million dollar issue by the German Government in a non-interest-bearing treasury certificate at par, guaranteed by the Reichsbank, payable in 192(1 at 120.
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    THE EXCHANCES.
    28 7 London, Maich 16. I'he French franc rallied to 73.60 on more hopeful reparations news, ami later re-acted to 74.65. Belgian francs were 85.60 and later 86.85.
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    156 7 TURKISH COUNTER-PROPOSALS. London, March 17. A long summary is published of the Turkish counter-proposals issued b. Ismet Pasha. A covering letter lays stress, firstly, that the definite abolition of the capitulations must be recognised by the Allies; secondly th»* relations between Turkey and the Allies must be
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    “BOOTLEGGING.”
    38 7 (’INEMA STARS INDICTED. Los Angeles, March 17. In addition to a number of screen stars summoned to-day to appear before a Grand Jury in connection with alleged “bootlegging” activities, indictments will lie sought against prominent business men.
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    THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.
    40 7 Malta, March 17It is reported that the re-distriba-tion of the Fleet will shortly be expected under which the Mediterranea) Fleet will consist of two battle squadrons of ten battleships and two liglP cruiser squadrons of eleven ships.
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    NEW HOLT LINER.
    41 7 London, Maich li. The Holt Line steamer Patroclu* was launched at Greenock. She is of 11,499 tons, and of 8.000 horse power, and is destined to maintain a regular passenger and cargo service betwee: Britain and hina direct.
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    VILNA AND EAST GALICIA.
    214 7 Decision Criticised. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Maich IS. Ihe Russian and Lithuanian Governments and the East Galician delegation have protested against the decision of the Ambassadors’ Conference in assigning Vilna and East Galicia to Poland, as a fresh danger to Eurojiean peace. Ihe action of the League
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    GREAT EASTERN TRAIN FERRIES.
    63 7 SERVICE BETWEEN HARWICH AND ZEEBRUGGE. Loudon. March 18. (hit of the remarkable rush of new issues involving over £5.000.000 in public subscriptions, the mo't interesting is the Great Eastern Train Ferries (’onipany*with a capital of £400,005 under Anglo-Belgian Trunk Railwa* auspices for service between Hai wv
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    THE SOVIET AND KRUPPS.
    24 7 Berlin. Maich 18. i The Soviet Government and Krtq have signed an agreement as regardagricultural concessions grahted to the latter.
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    ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE.
    34 7 New York. March 18. Eight thousand jxdice and detectives were distributed among the dense crowds watching the St. Patlick’s Dav parade in which 25,000 participated but nothing of moment occurred.
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    36 7 London, March 16. The Master Cotton-Spinners Federation rejjorts that the recommendatio t to curtail the production of the millspinning American cotton in March was generally adopted, and recommends a similar curtailment in Apiil.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IMPROVES.
    17 7 London, Man-h 16. Unemployment again fell by 84.0'‘1 in February to a total of 1,376,999-
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    LENIN’S CONDITION.
    17 7 Riga. March 17. A Bulletin states that Lenin show- general improvement. The paralysis has diminished.
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    OIL IN QUEENSLAND.
    34 7 Melbourne, March 16. It is reported that oil has been found near Towantin on the North Quetnisland Coast. There is no flow yet, but the indications are said to lie important.
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    BIG OILFIELD DISCOVERED.
    45 7 DAILY YIELD OF 120,000 BARRELS. New Orlean, March 18. The Venezuelan Consul received a telegram that an oil field yielding, 120.900 barrels daily, was discovered at Laroa near Maracailu, enezuela, stated to lie the biggest yield of air,’ well in the world.
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    STORM IN AMERICA.
    36 7 ENORMOUS DAMAGE. Memphis, Mar< h 17. Sixteen have been killed and a hundred injured by a storm which i sweeping the Delta ounties In Mississippi, many houses have been raze'and hundreds are homeless.
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    BOXING IN DUBLIN.
    370 7 Siki Beaten. {Reuter’s Telegrams.} Dublin. March 17. For the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World, the IrishCanadian, Mike McTigue, outpointel Battling Siki, the holder. Much Enthusiasm. London, March 17. Tremendous enthusiasm prevailed ut to-night’s fight in Dublin between Battling Siki, the World ’s Cruiserweight Champion, and Mike
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    BEFORE THE CONTEST.
    163 7 The boxing contest betwee’’ Battling Siki and Mike McTigue- which i- to t ike place at La Scala, Theatre- Dublin, on March 17. js being promoted <>n sporting bnes, -ays the “Star,” of February 14. McTigue desired to figure in an important bout in Irela’9 and considered
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    BOAT RACE TRIAL.
    39 7 CAMBRIDGE’S EFFORT. London, March 17. Cambridge, assisted by several scratch eights, rowed the full course on atrial, this afternoon, from Putney to Mortlake, in 20 minutes 16 seconds. The conditions were slightly mor- favourable than yesterday.
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    BOAT RACE PROSPECTS
    91 7 London, March 5 There is uncertainty with regard to the date of the first appearanlce of tht* V trsity crew- at Putney, but it is unlikely that either will arrive before the 7th March. Meanwhile b>th crews are doing splendidly in their upriver practice. Mr. Nickalls, the
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    151 7 England Beats Scotland. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, Maich 17. At Inverleith, in a Ruggei match, England beat Scotland by 8 points to 6. Duke of York Present, London, March. 18. The ground was in excellent condition and there was an attendance of 30.000, including the Duke of York and
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    ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH TEAMS FOR INVERLEITH.
    433 7 London. March 5- —In the Calcutta Cup Rugby match at Inverleith on the 17th March between England anid Scotland, the Scottish tea,m will be identical with that which met- Ireland on the 24th February with the exception that A. Stevenson, Glasgow Acads.- replaces Simpson.
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
    29 7 BRITISH TEAM FOR S. AFRICA London, Mnich 17. At a meeting in Edinburgh, the International Rugby Board decided i send a British team to South Africa 1524.
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    INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.
    77 7 SCOTLAND BEATS WaLES. London. Maich 17. At Paisley, in the Soccer Interna tional, Scotland beat Wales by i goals to nil. Scotland the Better Side. At Paisley, in fine weather and )>efore 20.000 spectators, Scotland scored seven minutes from the start and thereafter had the better of the
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    M.C.C. TOUR ENDED.
    61 7 Draw at Adelaide. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Adelaide, Match 17. In 1 he final match of the M.U.C. 4 ou>-, South Australia, made 495 (Arthur Richardson 280). Marylebone scored 372 D'althorpe 96). 1 South Australia in the second innings made 294 for four wickets, and declared. Marylebone scored 248
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    LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    82 7 Paris, March 16. A meeting of the International Ten nis Federation decided to abolish th? World Championship titles, and to re cognise the National Championships o; England, France, Australia and the United States. International Tennis. New York, March IN. The Executive Committee of the United States Lawn
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    COVERED COURTS TENNIS.
    34 7 SUCCESS OF A PARIS TEAM. London, March. 18. At Dulwich, in a three day covered courts tennis match, a teain representing Paris beat a team representing London by 14 to matches.
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    DAVIS CUP.
    45 7 THE DRAW. New York, March 16. The draw in the Davis Cup is as follows Canada v. Japan. Hawaii v. Australasia. Czecho-Slovakia v. Switzeriand. India v. Ireland. France v. Denmark. Spain v. Rumania. Great Britain v. Belgium. Argentine, Italy and Holland have byes.
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    NICE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    77 7 Nice, March 19. The results of the finals of the Lawn Tennis Championship. were as under:— Ladies singles—Mlle. Lenglen beat Miss Ryan G—l, 6—o. Ladies doubles—Mlle. Lenglen and Miss Ryan beat Miss McKane and Mrs. Lambert Chambers 6—4, 6—2. Mixed Doubles—Miss Ryan and Lvcett beat Mrs. Beamish
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    THE FISHERY TREATY.
    176 7 AN A 1 >A’S INDEPENDENT ATTITUDE. Ottawa, March 17. Correspondence, which was tabled in the Canadian House of Commons, shows that several messages passed between Ottawa, London and Washington before the Government obtained the consent of the Colonial Office not to have the British Ambassador associated with
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    PRESIDENT HARDING.
    78 7 THE 1924 ELECTION. New York, March 18. A statement from Miami (Florida), in which the Attorney-General, Mr. Daugherty, said President Harding will he a candidate for re-election to the Presidency in 1924. This is generally accepted as the first authoritative announcement of the President’s plans. Mr. Daugherty, who
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    MIDNIGHT COLLISION.
    1760 8 BORIBAT SINKS RANEE.” Local waters have been singularly free from disasters of a serious nature for a considerably time, but on Wednesday night last the record was unfortunately broken by a most distressing occurrence off the East Coast of the Peninsula, near the Sibu Channel, slightly south from
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    THE TODD-LEWIS FIGHT.
    783 8 —“T: 0. M.” A ONE-SIDED CONTEST. Mr. Trevor C. Wignail. «Fescribing the fight for the “Daily Mail.” says:—'There was never any doubt about the result. 'The first round may be regarded as an exhibition of jockeying, but th»* remainder were Todd’s. He not only outdefenced Lewis, but
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    MALACCA PLANTERS.
    527 9 THE LABOUR COLE. |(llll t lm I•"ii < oiTvsjxihdeiit.) Malacca, March 18. Tlj Malacca Planters’ Association tine- was held in the (’luh to-da\, Mr. < amphell presiding. considerable amount <.f eorres n) ],.nce was read, concerning general lt n>i'. su< h as the silting up of < lHl
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    211 9 importance of the blood. E\(*rybod\ should have N>me kn° v •e’ke of the mechamism of the body, and •t the important functions which the blo«*d pr>l< nns. Every drop of blood in your hmly passes right through your veins uniny times every day, cariying off imI'tirities
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    308 9 A century by Rodrigo was the outstanding feature of the game between the Eastern Smelting Co., and the Chinese Recreation Club on the ground of the latter on Saturday. The Smelters took the measure of the bowling from the start and the C.R.C.
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    P. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    74 9 The following P.C.C. tennis ties are fixed for to-morrow: Doubles Handicap Class “A” .4 M. T. P. Rule and E. A. Taylor v.—. 30 S. Madsen and N. A. Sedwick (4). Doubles Handicap Class “B” 15 E. J. McLernon and E. J. Brownings v. —.2
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    THE SHARE MARKET
    340 9 Messrs Fearson Co. Ki iH Lumpur, in theij Weekly Review- state that last w ee k we mentioned that the chief feature of the- week had been the phenomenal rise in the price of Tin. ‘he metal having risen £lO. We now have to report a further
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    LOCAL SHARE LIST
    90 9 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Saturday To-day. E Ĕ Shares. a> 5 >» s s X »3 X 0Q c. c. c. c. Mining. Hitam Tin 1.60 1.65 K. Kamunting 45/- 46/- 45/6 46/6 Nawng Pet 1.55 I.GO 1.55 1.60
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    35 9 19th March, 1923. Local. cts. Smoked Sheet -»7 Penang- Fine Pale Crepe 57 -Unsmoked Sheet 54 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 58 pore (Crepe 58 London and New York. d Bheet New York G 35
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    TIN PRICES.
    83 9 London. The Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— London, March 17, £232 spot, and £232 three months buying. £232.10s selling. Local. The Straits Trading Co.. Ltd. March 19: Singapore buyers no sellers at $llB2. Penang buyers no sellers at SIIS2. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd:— To-day’s quotation for Singapore refined
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    82 9 Tronoh Mines, Ltd., for February. 1,546 piculs. Kepong Tin Limited, for February, piculs 70.72 i. Kamunting Tin Dredging. Ltd., first half of March, 290 piculs. Chenderiang Tin Dredging. Ltd., first half of March, tributors 85 piculs, dredge 201 piculs, total 28G piculs. Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., N.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    196 9 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000,00 nom. Cloves no stock Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 1105... Coconuts per 1,000 46.00 sellers Copra Sundried 12.10 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00 per bay do do
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    PERAK NEWS.
    168 9 IPOH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 19. The final of the Ipoh Golf (Tub Championship was played on Saturday. between Mr. I. G. Wood and Dr. P. 11 Hennessey, when a very close game resulted in a win for Wood by two up and one
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    CRICKET TRIAL
    322 9 DONALDSON’S XI V. N. A. M. GRIFFIN’S XI With a view to selecting a side to je. present. Penang against Perak at IpoL during the Easter holiday'', a cricket match was played at the- Esplanade °n Saturday betw’een Mr. A.J-L- Donaldson;'s XI and Mr- N. A- M- Griffin’s
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    WARWICK COMEDY COMPANY.
    198 9 Mr. Edgar Warwick writes to us as follows: I feel that an apology is due to those patrons who have booked their seats for the two performances that have been announced by the Warwick Comedy Company for last Saturday and to-night. It was with very great regret
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    129 9 The following is the business for the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners on the 20th March, 1923 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Declarations of Dr. J. E. Smith and Mr. M. H. M. Noordin as Municipal Commissioners to be laid on the
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    SERVANT REGISTRATION.
    825 10 Our senior Penang contemporary is much perturbed over the fate which has attende<l a recent attempt by the citizens of Rangoon to get a Servants’ Registration scheme past the Finance Committee of their corporation, says the Malay Mail.” Mr. Gavin Scott, the Commissioner. who has for many years
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    105 10 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Van Hogendorp for Deli and Langsa. Elephanta for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. in's Selandia for Bela wan and Singapore. Rasa for Pang Nga and Setul. Taipeng for Teluk Anson. Kedah for. Bindings and Sitiawan. Namsang for Calcutta. Lady Blake for
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    PENANG MAILS.
    387 10 CLOSE DAILY’ (except Sunday). BT TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore. Singapore and Hongkong Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-honr earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Batu Gajah. Tapah Road. 'j By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu. Kuala 1 7.15 a.in. Lumpur, Klang. Port
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    EXCHANGE.
    112 10 PENANG, MARCH 19,'1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 9/1 fi 3 Documentary 2/4 19/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rsl74}) 3 days’sight Private ITB Bombay Deinand Bank 1741 2 Madias Demand Bank 174] 3 days’sight Private T7B
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    MARKET PRICES.
    509 11 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang. March 19. 1923. cts Government Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 8o Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tri Pe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 52 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 52 Kidney pa ir 30 Feet the four 40
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